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ICTY may release confidential documents in Milosevic case
The president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia has directed the court's Trial Chamber to consider varying or lifting protective measures applied to certain materials in the case against former Yugoslav president (More) |
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Former Saddam deputy PM held by US for trial seeks medical attention in Moscow
The Italian lawyer for former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz has requested that Aziz be moved to Bakulev Heart Surgery Center in Moscow for heart treatment. Aziz is currently being held by US forces in Baghdad pending possible trial by the (More) |
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ICTY knew Milosevic had access to drugs, alcohol: officials
Two anonymous officials at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) said Tuesday that the Tribunal had been informed several times by the ICTY prison warden that former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic , found dead (More) |
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Milosevic trial formally closed
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia formally closed its war crimes case against former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic Tuesday, three days after he was found dead in his cell over the weekend. The court, which had (More) |
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Serb president blames ICTY for Milosevic death but promises continued cooperation
Serbian President Boris Tadic [personal website in Serbian; Wikipedia profile] Monday blamed the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for the unexpected death of Slobodan Milosevic on Saturday, telling the Associated Press tha (More) |
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Russia confirms Milosevic letter, wants to review post mortem results
Russian Foreign Ministry officials confirmed Monday that they had received a letter written by Slobodan Milosevic on March 8 complaining about his medical care while in prison at The Hague and pressed for Russian medical experts to participate in h (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Milosevic died of 'heart failure': ICTY official
Wire services are reporting that initial results of an autopsy cited by an ICTY official at The Hague ahead of the public release of the findings indicate that Slobodan Milosevic died of "classical heart failure". Milosevic had a long hist (More) |
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War crimes prosecutor defends Milosevic trial as autopsy results awaited
Hague war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte Sunday defended the over four year long trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , saying that although his sudden death in jail Saturday "de (More) |
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War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest and trial of fugitives after Milosevic death
ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte marked the sudden death of Slobodan Milosevic Saturday by reiterating her call for the remaining fugitives from the Hague war crimes tribunal to be brought to justice and tried. She said in a statement:The dea (More) |
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Slobodan Milosevic death announcement [ICTY]
Press release, Slobodan Milosevic found dead in his cell at the detention unit, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, March 11, 2006 . Read the full text of the statement. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
